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WHUS71 KBOX 180833
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
433 AM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025

ANZ236-181700-
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Narragansett Bay-
433 AM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and
  waves around 3 feet.

* WHERE...Narragansett Bay.

* WHEN...Until 1 PM EDT this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

ANZ231>235-237-182000-
/O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0084.000000T0000Z-250818T2000Z/
Cape Cod Bay-Nantucket Sound-Vineyard Sound-Buzzards Bay-
Rhode Island Sound-Block Island Sound-
433 AM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and
  seas 2 to 4 feet.

* WHERE...Portions of Massachusetts coastal waters and Rhode
  Island coastal waters.

* WHEN...Until 4 PM EDT this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

ANZ230-250-251-182145-
/O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0084.000000T0000Z-250819T0000Z/
Boston Harbor-
Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and the Stellwagen Bank
National Marine Sanctuary-Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay-
433 AM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and
  seas 4 to 7 feet.

* WHERE...Boston Harbor, Coastal waters east of Ipswich Bay and
  the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and
  Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

ANZ254>256-182145-
/O.CON.KBOX.SC.Y.0084.000000T0000Z-250821T1200Z/
Coastal waters from Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA
out 20 nm-
Coastal Waters extending out to 25 nm South of Marthas Vineyard
and Nantucket-
Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending out
to 20 nm South of Block Island-
433 AM EDT Mon Aug 18 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...East winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas
  6 to 11 feet.

* WHERE...In Massachusetts coastal waters, Coastal waters from
  Provincetown MA to Chatham MA to Nantucket MA out 20 nm and
  Coastal Waters extending out to 25 nm South of Marthas
  Vineyard and Nantucket. In Rhode Island coastal waters,
  Coastal Waters from Montauk NY to Marthas Vineyard extending
  out to 20 nm South of Block Island.

* WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$

Frank